SPORT AND OBESITY

Hello everyone, in this new post we will talk about how sport helps prevent obesity and reduce overweight.
According to the WHO (2003) obesity is the epidemic of the 21st century. Did you know? In general, obesity occurs when we consume more calories than we spend.

But why is obesity so bad?

The consequences of this are umerous, among others: an increase in mortality and morbidity, an increase in cardiovascular diseases, cholesterol and triglycerides, an increase in insulin resistance (type II diabetes), hypertension, sleep apnea, and others, in addition to the loss of mobility.
How can I avoid it?


The most effective non-surgical strategies are diet and physical exercise. In other words, lead a healthy lifestyle.
By exercising we increase caloric expenditure, fat oxidation and resting energy expenditure (the amount of calories your body uses without doing activity)

The ideal is to be physically active between 5 to 7 days a week, at least 30 min. The activities we can do are running, fast walking, cycling, guided classes like zumba or aerobics, etc. We know that sometimes it is difficult to have an entire hour to do these activities. Therefore, I can also divide it into periods of 10-15 min and do physical activity several times a day.

This activity can be complemented with other activities such as the gym, sports, etc.

On a day-to-day basis we can walk to shop, climb the stairs instead of using the elevator, go for a walk in the countryside on days off, etc.
It is about changing our sedentary lifestyle for a more active one where movement is part of our day to day.

Therefore, if we do more physical activity and spend more calories we will reduce overweight.

And of course we must maintain a balanced diet, drink plenty of water and follow the recommendations of the professionals.

Next, the university clinic of Navarra explains in a short video the problems of sedentary lifestyle and teaches us some more benefits of sport.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSGUQqvncwA